Scotland v Canada / International Friendly Match

Scotland take on Slovenia at Hampden on Sunday evening desperately needing a win in Group F to keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup finals.

Before then, they play Canada in a friendly at Easter Road on Wednesday.

With all six teams having played four games in World Cup qualifying, Gordon Strachan’s men are fifth in the table. England have 10 points, Slovenia have eight, Slovakia have six and Lithuania five, while Malta are the only team below Scotland, with no points.

Scotland will face Slovenia on Sunday after Wednesday’s friendly with Canada Stuart Armstrong, Tom Cairney, Liam Cooper and Ryan Fraser are potential debutants for Scotland against Canada but James Morrison is an injury doubt.

Matt Phillips, James McArthur and Grant Hanley pulled out of the squad for the games against the Canucks and Slovenia.

The match at Hibernian’s Easter Road will be Scotland’s first since their 3-0 defeat by England in November.

That result left them next-to-bottom of their World Cup qualifying group – four points behind Slovenia, who visit Hampden on Sunday in the fifth round of qualifiers. Morrison missed West Brom’s win over Arsenal on Saturday and even if he does not feature on Wednesday, the midfielder could play against Slovenia.